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Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment – 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting renewable energy in New Zealand to increase its own profitability. ... <a title="Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment – 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/meeting-the-long-term-climate-threat-takes-more-than-private-investment-10-ways-nz-can-be-smart-and-strategic-211100/" aria-label="Read more about Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment – 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic">Read more</a>

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Thank God You’re Here is back. Its success proves Australian TV is the perfect home for improv comedy

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stayci Taylor, Senior lecturer, RMIT University IMDB Improvised comedy TV show Thank God You’re Here returned last Wednesday after a 14 year hiatus, with its premiere drawing an impressive 684,000 viewers. Hosted by Celia Pacquola, the guest stars include first timers Urzila Carlson, Aaron Chen, Geraldine Hickey, ... <a title="Thank God You’re Here is back. Its success proves Australian TV is the perfect home for improv comedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/thank-god-youre-here-is-back-its-success-proves-australian-tv-is-the-perfect-home-for-improv-comedy-206668/" aria-label="Read more about Thank God You’re Here is back. Its success proves Australian TV is the perfect home for improv comedy">Read more</a>

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Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here’s what the new national plan must do differently

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David MacKenzie, Associate Professor, University of South Australia What needs to change to greatly reduce youth homelessness in Australia? Now is the time to find answers to this question, and not just because it’s National Homelessness Week. The federal government is developing a National Housing and Homelessness ... <a title="Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here’s what the new national plan must do differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/efforts-to-find-safe-housing-for-homeless-youth-have-gone-backwards-heres-what-the-new-national-plan-must-do-differently-210704/" aria-label="Read more about Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here’s what the new national plan must do differently">Read more</a>

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Money’s tight for young people. Adding a Medicare-style levy to everyone’s tax bill is the wrong way to increase aged-care funding

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Sutton, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock The funding of Australia’s aged care is fast reaching a critical point. As our recent report shows, the costs of providing high-quality services will likely escalate to A$40 billion by 2026 as the first baby boomers ... <a title="Money’s tight for young people. Adding a Medicare-style levy to everyone’s tax bill is the wrong way to increase aged-care funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/moneys-tight-for-young-people-adding-a-medicare-style-levy-to-everyones-tax-bill-is-the-wrong-way-to-increase-aged-care-funding-210963/" aria-label="Read more about Money’s tight for young people. Adding a Medicare-style levy to everyone’s tax bill is the wrong way to increase aged-care funding">Read more</a>

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Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Emslie, Senior Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science The Great Barrier Reef is not dead. Nor is it in good health. The truth is complex. To understand what’s going on takes more than a headline. For the last 37 years, our organisation has monitored the ... <a title="Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/is-the-great-barrier-reef-reviving-or-dying-heres-whats-happening-beyond-the-headlines-210558/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines">Read more</a>

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‘Your first emotion is panic’: rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivors

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney A rip current flows straight out to sea. Rob Brander Danger lurks in the surf beaches of Australia in the form of rip currents or rips. These narrow, fast-flowing, seaward channels of ... <a title="‘Your first emotion is panic’: rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/your-first-emotion-is-panic-rips-cause-many-beach-drownings-but-we-can-learn-from-the-survivors-210982/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Your first emotion is panic’: rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivors">Read more</a>

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Film camera departments operate on a system of who you know, so what happens when you’re not a member of the in-group?

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Coate, Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University Shutterstock Concerns about power imbalances and toxic working environments in the film and TV industries long pre-date the emergence of #metoo as a global rallying cry against sexual assault and harassment on set. Well-intentioned policymakers have made many attempts ... <a title="Film camera departments operate on a system of who you know, so what happens when you’re not a member of the in-group?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/film-camera-departments-operate-on-a-system-of-who-you-know-so-what-happens-when-youre-not-a-member-of-the-in-group-209786/" aria-label="Read more about Film camera departments operate on a system of who you know, so what happens when you’re not a member of the in-group?">Read more</a>

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‘No’ to the Voice takes lead in Essential poll; huge swing to Libs at WA state byelection

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Mick Tsikas/AAP A national Essential poll, conducted August 2–6 from a sample of 1,150, gave “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament a 47–43 lead, reversing a ... <a title="‘No’ to the Voice takes lead in Essential poll; huge swing to Libs at WA state byelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/no-to-the-voice-takes-lead-in-essential-poll-huge-swing-to-libs-at-wa-state-byelection-210685/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No’ to the Voice takes lead in Essential poll; huge swing to Libs at WA state byelection">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: August 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

August 9, 2023

New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION, PARLIAMENT Peter Stahel (Guardian): Most say New Zealand is on the wrong track – can it avoid a drift to populism? Charlotte Graham=McLay (Guardian): Guardian Essential poll ... <a title="Newsletter: August 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/newsletter-august-9-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Worldcoin is scanning eyeballs to build a global ID and finance system. Governments are not impressed

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, and Deputy Director, Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation, UNSW Sydney Worldcoin Millions of people worldwide are lining up to stare into a silver sphere about the size of a bowling ball so their irises can be ... <a title="Worldcoin is scanning eyeballs to build a global ID and finance system. Governments are not impressed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/worldcoin-is-scanning-eyeballs-to-build-a-global-id-and-finance-system-governments-are-not-impressed-210980/" aria-label="Read more about Worldcoin is scanning eyeballs to build a global ID and finance system. Governments are not impressed">Read more</a>

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Ozempic is in the spotlight but it’s just the latest in a long and strange history of weight-loss drugs

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Dawes, Research Fellow in Medico-Legal History, Australian National University Shutterstock Losing weight conveniently, cheaply, safely. That’s been the holy grail of weight-loss ever since 19th century English undertaker and weight-loss celebrity William Banting’s 1863 Letter on Corpulence spruiked his “miraculous” method of slimming down. Since then, ... <a title="Ozempic is in the spotlight but it’s just the latest in a long and strange history of weight-loss drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/ozempic-is-in-the-spotlight-but-its-just-the-latest-in-a-long-and-strange-history-of-weight-loss-drugs-209324/" aria-label="Read more about Ozempic is in the spotlight but it’s just the latest in a long and strange history of weight-loss drugs">Read more</a>

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Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm project reveals Australia’s huge climate policy gamble

August 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Neale, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University Protesters rallied at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, railing against Darwin’s controversial Middle Arm venture which critics say would benefit the gas industry. The project has been thrust into the headlines of late. Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles ... <a title="Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm project reveals Australia’s huge climate policy gamble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/09/darwins-sustainable-middle-arm-project-reveals-australias-huge-climate-policy-gamble-206000/" aria-label="Read more about Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm project reveals Australia’s huge climate policy gamble">Read more</a>